Missouri River at Sioux City
1.4 mi- Level
- 10.5 ft
- Flow
- 25,900 cfs
Forecast peak 10.5 ft Sat 7 AM
Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 2:10 AM CDT at KSUX
Clear and 63°17°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 9 PM.
Today: low 61°16° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°), high 70°21° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°).
Now 63°17°
Clear
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 2a | Clear | 64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°) | 64°18° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 56% | 18% | 0 |
| Sat 3a | Clear | 63°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°) | 63°17° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 58% | 21% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Clear | 63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°) | 63°17° | 10% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 58% | 25% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Clear | 62°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°) | 62°17° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 60% | 16% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Clear | 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°) | 62°17° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 60% | 21% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Clear | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°) | 61°16° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 62% | 15% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Mostly cloudy | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 61°16° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 62% | 41% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Mostly cloudy | 63°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 60% | 54% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Mostly cloudy | 66°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°) | 66°19° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 58% | 62% | 1 |
| Sat 11a | Cloudy | 68°20° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°) | 68°20° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 57% | 95% | 1 |
| Sat 12p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 63°17° to 72°22°) | 69°21° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 57% | 83% | 3 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 55% | 99% | 4 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 56% | 98% | 4 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 23 mph36 km/h | 58% | 95% | 3 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 56% | 95% | 3 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 56% | 95% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 20 mph31 km/h | 60% | 97% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 64% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 56°13° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 66% | 94% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 55°13° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 72% | 87% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 74% | 81% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Showers | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 74% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 77% | 84% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 80% | 83% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 83% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Drizzle | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 40% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 80% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h | 83% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 86% | 90% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Partly cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 83% | 72% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Partly cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 80% | 57% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 83% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 83% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 72% | 78% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 67% | 79% | 2 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 52°11° to 62°17°) | 60°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 62% | 79% | 3 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 53°12° to 65°18°) | 61°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 58% | 79% | 4 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 53°12° to 67°19°) | 63°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 54% | 75% | 4 |
| Sun 3p | Partly sunny | 64°18° (likely 52°11° to 69°21°) | 64°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 52% | 84% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 52°11° to 69°21°) | 64°18° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 52% | 76% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 53°12° to 68°20°) | 65°18° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 50% | 74% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 52°11° to 66°19°) | 63°17° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 52% | 82% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 50°10° to 63°17°) | 60°16° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 53% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°) | 59°15° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 55% | 85% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 53°12° to 63°17°) | 56°13° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 62% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Showers | 53°12° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°) | 53°12° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 66% | 89% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Showers | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°) | 51°11° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 68% | 94% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°) | 51°11° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 68% | 91% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Showers | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°) | 47°8° | 60%, 0.13 in3.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 71% | 89% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 62 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
60% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Rain showers likely after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 45. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 61. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Dry, high 70°, low 61°.
Dry, high 65°, low 45°, cooling off.
68% chance of rain, high 61°, low 46°, cooling off.
Highs 56–67°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (FSD) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 10.5 ft Sat 7 AM
Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 12:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 90% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).
Today, 3:00 AM–12:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Today’s expected high is 12°7° warmer than typical.
On average 11°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Sioux City weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:49 AM, sunset 6:29 PM.
Mostly clear 5–7:20 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 6:03 AM.
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing